National Republican., 1887-04-15
RAILWAY NOTES.

Brown Bros have ready the engraved certif.
Gates 10 be issued in place or the assented
Reading stock.
The Florida Railway and Navigation Com
pany arc considering q proposition to assess
the stock and take up the receivers certih-
Gates.
The Pennsylvania railroad officials deny that
any trouble exists with the Lake Shore road on
account of the Interpretation OF the interstate
commerce law.
1t is said that Austin Corbin intends to build
new line to New York by way Of the New
town railroad to connection with the New
jersey Central at Flemmington.
The Jersey Central ticket to be voted for by
parties now holding control Of majority of
stock has been agreed on by the different in.
terests. The Corbin. Reading interests will be
represented by Austin Corbin ct al.
A committee of the Illinois legislature re-
ports that the Ohio and Mississippi railroad
has been violating the constitutional provision
requiring corporations TO have an Office in the
stale, and that 1t has failed to report annually
under oath as required by the law.
The time convention Of railway superinten-
dents yesterday adopted the new code, which
establishes uniform system oflamps whistles,
and signals. Uniform methods and regula-
tions for timing and starting trains, rules for
running trains on single tracks, for switch ns
and side tracking are included. General Nam
ager IIaines, of the Santa Fe road, was elected
president.
Judge Cooley has filed his final report as re-
Ceiver of the Wabash line. The total receipts
of the road were 81, ,70l .9i5.37; disbursements,
sl,0sO,6 81; leaving balance of ell, ,2ss SO,
Gosh on hand. The operating expenses of the
Wabash line east of the Mississippi do not
amount TO more than two thirds OF the receipts.
Judge Gresham authorized the present re-
| ceiver, Gen. McNulta, to pay S2S, 900 taxes due
| on the lines in Indiana.
| At the annual meeting OF the stockholder.
| ofthe Southern Pacific Railroad Company the
| following officers and directors were elected
| ford, president: c. p. Huntington, vice presi
dent; Z, II. Miller. jr., secretary; Timothy Hop
Ens !reHsSsrer Charles CTocker 9. F.
For the Southern Pacific railway Charles
| Crocker. president; c. +. Crocker, vice presi
dent; Timothy Hopkins, Charles Mayne, W.
| directors. The earnings for the past veal
show net increase OF more than $4,000 0O-
| over those of last year. The directors OF tbs
branch lines were all re elected.
Tho annual report of the Norfolk aud West.
eeed e saes s mas mes a eSe eesR
miles Of sidings were in operation by the com
| pany at the close OF the past year. The gros'
earnings for the year were s3,25 ,O5s and the
| operating expenses 81, 900 900 leaving net earn
ings OF 81 I,29l ,l47. Adding S34,303 dividends
and interest received from the Roanoke Ma
chine Works and deducting 81 l,l93, 7S5 interes
| charges, the surplus for the year was Sl3l, ,G6i
This shows an increase in gross earnings, a.
compared with 1885. Of sisO,085 aud Of ne
earnings Of sl69,0lS; the earnings from loca
traffic In 1880 were 81 per cent. Of the total anC
last year they were 72per cent. The company
has contracted several short branches to cokl
| ovens in the vicinity of its line. As result A
new ovens have been erected and over cO
| more are under contract. The report treats n
| length of the mineral resources Of the countr!
| along the line, Of the arrangements with con
Meeting lines, and the improvements in the
company's equipment. The annual meeting
will be held In Roanoke, Va on May4.